1939*

"My Squadron just received word that we are shoving off at dawn tomorrow. This means action and all that goes with it, and naturally I will have to stop writing this column." With the above simple statement, Ensign Robert W. Gibson took his hands temporarily off the controls of the alumni column and passed them on to the writer. I am sure that all '39ers agree that the column has been very ably handled. Therefore I shall continue the status quo of Here and There, Down theAisle, Writer of the Month and TheClearing House. As a matter of fact, this issue is made up almost entirely of letters received by Gibby, and passed on to me, even down to his selection of the "Writer of the Month."

HERE AND THERE

A Christmas card from Herb Mattlage mailed the week before the Pearl Harbor attack, bore the post mark, U.S.S. Arizona.

From Kenny Mac Donald comes news of '39ers at Harvard Law. Fred Upton is on the Law Review "a really notable achievement." Endy Smith who is almost in the draft, is trying hard to get into a branch of the service that will be of his own choosing. Sam Powers did well in law school, but has decided to take his Masters in the Classics. Bill Carter and Dick Hobbs are still going strong. Of himself, Ken writes,"l worked in a Boston law firm all summer and then Nono and I took our English bikes and biked about 550 miles in Nova Scotia the last two weeks before law school started off again. The final year at school!! It is good fun this year."

Bill Tucker is about to receive his Masters degree from M.I.T. where he has been busy with chemical engineering. Rumor has it that Uncle Sam will be using his talents along this line immediately upon his graduation. At present he can be reached at the Graduate House Hank Merrill is still in Lima, Peru, and is head of meteorology for Panagra at Lima. Since July 15th he has been a very proud father. .... John Mitchell is an ensign in the Navy, and when last heard from was anxiously awaiting orders for active service. .... Bud Griswold is reputed to be roving around the vicinity of Kennebunk, Me., on medical leave from the Marines. .... Don Wheaton has been dickering with the U. S. Marines, and by this time might be a staunch member Walt Martinson is an auditor for the U. S. Army at Detroit, and took time out to see the Big Green meet the Harvards this fall. .... Also seen at the Harvard-Dartmouth game were Sandy Sloane, back from a year in the army at Camp Hulen, Texas, and Whit Cushing who is at present working for * a Boston newspaper, and writing feature articles for several others Sam Dearborn is living in Washington and working in the Congressional Library. .... Dusty Rohde has left the St. Louis Star-Times, and moved east to Greenwich, Conn., where he is working for J. M. Mathes Inc., advertising Jim Donovan is reported to be at one of the U. S. armed outposts somewhere in the Atlantic.

From Dick Ordway comes word of a new addition to his family, expected this past December. He writes further that Haven Falconer is "still going strong on that brain-child of his, the New England Educational Film Association. I think he was on the verge of doing some special work for the British Gov't along these lines." .... Bob Kaiser is still at Fort Sill, Okla. and writes that he is attached to a Field Artillery Observation Battalion, whose job is to locate enemy guns. "My outfit is quite an unusual one in the army." To date Bob has had some work in surveying, higher mathematics, drafting, mapmaking, instrument work, telephone installing and linesman work, and publicity, yet he has still had some time to cover the third sack for the outfit's baseball team. A veteran of two manoeuvers he has seen a goodly bit of the present day army, and declares that army life is more than O.K. . ... Cleve Spillers is down in Texas studying law Rog Stanwood is in Tulsa doing personnel work for Tidewater Oil. ....Jim Powers was last heard from via the Christmas Card route, in his home town of Manchester, N. H., and has left his latest job with Borden's Milk Charlie Glueck is temporarily at 135 E. 54th St., NYC, and expects to remain here until some time in April George Neiley, his expected Christmas leave cancelled, is still aboard the 165 ft. Coast Guard Cutter. His address, USS Galatea, c/o Postmaster, New York City.

Hartford '3gers have followed the career of Jumping Joe Cottone, this fall, as he performed admirably in the backfield of the Hartford Blues, a first-rate semi-pro football team. Joe was the top passer of the outfit, and reached the season's peak in the final game in New York against the Colored All Stars at the Polo Grounds. .... Hank (Bird-Dog) White is working as an insurance inspector in Springfield, Mass. Recently resigned as Playground Commissioner at Hingham, Mass., he nevertheless organized and played occasionally on a local semi-pro football team.

DOWN THE AISLE

Marriages and engagements must still be plentiful from within our ranks, but the only ones to reach me via Gibby are the following Bun Cotton married Eleanor Grace Mauldan on Sept. nth, at the Hope Congregational Church, Springfield, Mass Converse (Pete) Chellis Jr., married Adurline Tompkins of Sandersville, Georgia, on Aug. 16th, and they are now at home at 257 Union St., Springfield, Mass Frank (Fuzzy) Valier married the daughter of Major and Mrs. John H. Birdsall, Lois Elizabeth, on August 30th, at the Holy Trinity Church, West Palm Beach, Fla. this all from John Page. .. .. Bob Dickgeisser is engaged to Mary Winton, this from Tom Brooks Keith Anderson is married to Grace Van Denberg, and they are located at the moment in the environs of the Harvard Law School, where Andy is still at work.

WRITER OF THE MONTH

This month Gibby suggested Jim Mathes as the writer of the month, and I am highly in accord From Jim"Drove to that cock-eyed exciting Dartmouth-Princeton game a few weeks ago, with Ed Wells and his wife Unfortunately for those of our group who were not medical students, Ed met Wally Davis after the game, and we had to good-naturedly tolerate that superior, secretive, smirking, foreign language-like terminology that medical men delight in using. However, occasionally Ed and Wally descended to our level of understanding, and we found them damn good company. .... Ed and I also got a gate glimpse of Dick White. He looked exceedingly healthy and had a mighty tough, calloused pair of hands, even for the ardent D.O.C. man that he was and is. Later we saw Jim Parks at the Nassau Tavern. He is at present doing personnel work with the Eastern Airlines Also saw Bill Tucker. Tuck talked of Walt Magee. Maggie is heading Bamberger's toy department with about 250 people toying under him Bill and Bunny Webster have a small rumor on the way. Web, test-piloting for CurtisWright (did you see his picture in Life a few months ago) needs a small co-pilot you see—one small enough to fit in those single seater jobs As for me, I'm at agricultural school, a State school on Long Island. I left my work in New York City to dive right into agriculture, where I hope to learn as much as I can as fast as possible. If only some kind soul can convince me by their example that farming offers a reasonable, comfortable, source of income, I think then I've found the phase of agriculture and the way of life I'm looking for.

THE CLEARING HOUSE

Once again, may I remind you, that you have a new man at the helm. Now that I have concluded this issue with all the material that Gibby sent, I must start from absolute scratch. It would be very much appreciated if you fellows would start a little news in this direction, so that I can make a stab at keeping the column in the well-oiled running order in which Gib has always kept it. Now with the war and subsequent accelerated activity, it's going to be more difficult than ever to keep in touch with all the gang. This column is one darn good way in which we can all hang together, and get a good idea of where everyone is located and what they are doing.

I have a list of the latest addresses of all '39ers, just received from the Alumni Office. I will be only too glad to pass on any addresses to anybody.

News concerning class gatherings in the various different localities, of which I have none at present, will be more than welcome. It can well serve to keep all informed, and thus facilitate a larger turnout.

Pictures of any of you guys would also be greatly appreciated.

Once again a reminder, this is Dick Jackson, c/o Aetna Insurance Cos., 670 Main St., Hartford, Conn, who is looking for news.

LATE BULLETIN! In correction of our information in the recent newsletter about Herb Mattlage may we say that the latest report received via Herb's brother Charlie, who quotes a letter from Herb, states that contrary to previous rumors he was not aboard his ship when it was attacked. Herb was in his quarters on shore and by the time he reached his ship it was too late to be of any effective assistance in its defense. He was uninjured in the attack.

ADDENDA:

Bozo Noland came through with a greeting card that didn't arrive until after the new year. If I hadn't struggled with it before I never would have been able to read that mass of illegibility which announced that he is busy working on production items for ordnance in connection with the Victory Program.

CORPORAL ROBERT L. KAISER '39 Hard at work around Mansfield, La., dur-ing manouevers last summer. He is withBtry A.,—2nd Obsn. Bn. (FA), stationed atFort Sill, Okla.

Acting Secretary, c/o Aetna Insurance Company 670 Main St., Hartford, Connecticut